Dear Mr. Henshaw

1. Dear Mr. Henshaw By: Beverly Cleary Book Report By: Danny Mahoney

2. Setting The setting of my story is in his room where he writes to Mr. Henshaw or writes in his diary. His room

3. Main Character • Leigh Botts: • A boy who is really confident about becoming a writer when he’s older because his teacher says that he’s a good writer. He’s also the boy who writes to Mr. Henshaw. Leigh Botts

4. Other Characters • Mrs. Botts • Mr. Botts • Bandit • Mr. Henshaw

5. Situation • Dear Mr. Henshaw is a story about a boy named Leigh Botts who writes in a diary. His parents are divorced and his lunch has been getting stolen at school.

6. Solution • He’s mad that they’re stealing his lunch so he wants to punch the guy in the face. But • Then his janitor tells him to put a burglar alarm on his lunch box. He did, and no one stole his lunch again.

7. Solution • He then had to get his parents back together, he failed. But then one day his dad came and asked Leigh’s mom if they can get back together. She said………………………………………………………………………………………………………

8. Ending • No. But he still had a good life after that.

9. Opinion • I didn’t like the book because all he’s doing the whole time is writing to Mr. Henshaw or writing in his diary and I like stories when there’s more adventure going on. I would recommend this book • To anyone who likes diaries. 0/10 Awful